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TABLE OF CONTENTS

BRIEF INTRODUCTION PROJECTS 1 P.3 6 P.9 TO P.15 OUR APPROACH FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2 P.5 7 P.16 TO P.20 IMPACT IN 2022 FINAL NOTES & HIGHLIGHTS P.6 3 8 P. 21 CASE STUDY GLOSSARY 4 P.7 9 P. 22 ALG IN NUMBERS 5 P.8

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7 [th]
poorest
country in
the world
71%
of the population
lives in rural areas
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A Little Gesture A Great Help (ALG) Aboutus

ALG is a non-profit organization recognized by the Charity Commission for England and Wales since 2011.

In 2022, ALG reached 3 237 direct beneficiaries in the province of Gaza, . Mozambique, in its joint operation with sister charity UPG Portugal[1]

Vision

Break the cycle of poverty in Mozambique

Misson

Promote the improvement of the living conditions of every child in the needy communities in southern Mozambique.

  1. UPG is a non-profit Association legally recognized as a Non-Governmental Organization for Development (NGDO) by the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2008, and by the Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairssince 2010. ALG is registered with the UK Charity Commission since 2011

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Letter from the Chairman

What a year 2022 has been, yet again full of surprises but never without hope. Yet again we took steps well out of our depth and are overwhelmed with emotion of the impact we had on the lives of the children. Yet again we dedicated heart and soul (and many many hours) to the little (and not so little ones) in Mozambique.

With a mission so difficult, the end is not always near. We are working every day to tool each child and family to break the cycle of poverty. Through education and nutrition, we believe this will be possible one family at a time. With this long end in sight, we spend a lot of time thinking about what else we can do, and too little thinking about the lives that are already being changed every day.

Changing lives is precisely at the centre of our actions. And for that, we have also changed ourselves, grown as a team, pushed ourselves further. We launched one of our largest projects feeding 1500 children 3x a week. We lost a bit of sleep on it, but here is the outcome:

– The list on as I each after-school uni HIV goes go through program support, pre-schools, scholarships, center, housing. I won’t get stuck on numbers.

Through our 18-year history, we focused on one story at a time. But the bigger picture reminds us of the large number if lives we are changing. Stories are behind every single number, and with your help, we will have many more to bring in 2023.

Sara Vicente Barreto – ALG Founder

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Nutrition

Education

EDUCATION Pre-schools After-School Support School Feeding Uni. Scholarships INFRASTRUCTURE (IE) Family Huts Other Community & Latrines Infrastructure SUSTAINABILITY Technical Courses Family/ Youth Community Courses Income Generation POVERTY RELIEF HIV Day Centre Health Initiatives Emergency Fund

How we operate

The Child at the Center of Our Intervention

ALG accomplishes its mission by providing indepth, personalized support to each child, promoting nutrition, education, and empowerment in a healthy and dignified environment.

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£751kxx
disbursed ince 2011vida s
apoiadas
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34k
children supported since 2011
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A Little Gesture Mozambique Impact in 2022[1]

2022 BENEFICIARIES[2] :

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3 237
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

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CHOKWÉ
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XAI -XAI
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UPG Sponsored Child: 200
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Direct Beneficiaries: 50
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CHONGOENE

UPG Sponsored Child: 320

Direct Beneficiaries: 50
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£ RAISED £ APPLIED
BY PROJECT BY TYPE
£89 556 £57 128
Education Poverty General
0%3%
39% 39%
22%
97%
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  1. Sponsoring program is exclusively run by UPG Portugal

  2. Net beneficiaries allows a clear picture of how many unique beneficiaries are touched by ALG interventions

Charitable Activities Governance Costs Fundraising Costs

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CASE STUDY

INCREASING FEMALE EMPOWERMENT

ALG focuses on female empowerment through education, training, and financial literacy of women. This reinforces self-confidence, reduces gender inequality, and encourages women and girls to stand up for themselves and fight for their rights. The more empowered they are, the greater their power and control over their own lives.

During her journey with UPG, Almira has taken part in various training programmes and activities for female empowerment. Today, she acts as a mentor to the to continue the chain of and the younger girls, seeking empowerment support Kyrie Petrakis young women in training.

Almira

Former UPG Sponsored Child, Former Local Technician, Former University Scholarship Student

Almira is 21 years old and has been with UPG/ALG since she was 10 years old, in the Sponsorship program at the Santa Luísa de Marillac school in Manjangue, when she started attending 5th grade. With a lot of affection for children, her childhood dream was to become a teacher.

With ALG’s support, Almira participated in various technical professional courses, such as Culinary Arts (2016) and Sewing and Tailoring (2018). In 2021, she completed the 12th grade and enrolled in the Chicuque Teachers Training Center in Inhambane, but unfortunately, she couldn't continue the course.

However, in 2022, her motivation and proactivity made her a monitor in our Study Support project at Santa Luísa de Marillac. In this activity, Almira took her first professional steps and realized that her true passion was to support and help people. At the end of the year, Almira was admitted to a university scholarship and is currently studying General Nursing.

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ALG IN NUMBERS

ALG BENEFICIARIES

Total ALG beneficiaries

Net number of beneficiaries Touchpoints

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7 496
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3,7 x

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5 366
3 587
3 237
1,7 x
2 145
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2 000
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FY'20 FY'21 FY'22
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Nota : Net number of beneficiaries reflects unique number of children who benefit from one or more A Little Gesture initiatives. Note that 2020 was an with emergency year, several initiatives dedicated to the same beneficiaries during the pandemic.

2020-2022

APPLIED FUNDS BY TYPE

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2020 2021 2022
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Charitable Activities Governance Costs Fundraising Costs
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SOURCES OF FUNDS BY PROJECT

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2020 2021 2022
Education Poverty Sustainability General
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PROJECTS

The ALG Projects are local intervention initiatives that complement the UPG Sponsorship program. These initiatives enable the beneficiary children and their families to grow up in a context of opportunity and to meet the necessary conditions to break the poverty cycle .

EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURES

Pre-school | School Feeding | AfterHousing | Community Infrastructure School Support | Uni Scholarship SUSTAINABILITY

Technical Education | Income Generation POVERTY RELIEF

HIV Day Centre | One-off support | Hygiene & Health | Emergency Relief

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Sustainable

Development Goals (SDG)

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182 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 AND 5,
Pre-school Education
DISTRIBUTED AMONG 3 SCHOOLS:
SVP
50 Pre-Schools: Costs per Pre-School, 2022
EFI
£13 806
82
£10 237
£9 076
ESC
50
LOCATION: KEY DONORS
EFI ESC SVP
CHONGOENE CHOKWÉ, MacBevan Charitable
XAI-XAI Trust
# Beneficiaries, 2018-2022
UPG Corporate Donours
251
KPIs 242
224
# Beneficiaries: 182 206
186
% Girls: 62
Weight Gain: avg +1kg
School Attendance: High
Project Costs
£33 120
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
£161 per Child
SVP EFI ESC
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2022 Highlights

Hist. Costs Evol, 2018-2022

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£33 120
£28 215 £27 085
£26 125
£23 397
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
SVP EFI ESC
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SDG:

School Feeding

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2,256 CHILDREN WHO BENEFIT FROM SCHOOL
MEALS IN 2 LOCATIONS
SLM
913
SVP
1343
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School Feeding: Costs, 2022

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£38 729 £36 156
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LOCATION: KEY DONORS:
CHOKWÉ, MANJANGUE ALG
UPG Corporate Donours
KPIs Partnership with
# Beneficiaries: 2.256 Instituto Camões I. P.
% Girls: 50
School Attendance: High
Project Costs
£ 74 885
per Child
£33
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SLM

SVP

Beneficiaries, 2018-2022

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1 343
908 906 882 931
913
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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SVP
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2022 Highlights

Historical Evolution of Total Costs, 2018-2022

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£44 173
£36 156
£35 711 £36 185
£25 074
£38 729
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
SLM SVP
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SLM

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SDG:

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522 CHILDREN, FROM 1ST TO 12TH GRADE, IN 4
After-School Support
AFTER SCHOOL SUPPORT CLASSES:
ESC
EFI
30 After School Support: Costs, 2022
26
SVP £5 116
256
£3 878
SLM
210
£163 £265
LOCATION: KEY DONORS:
Chongoene Chokwé, ALG SVP SLM EFI ESC
Xai-Xai UPG Corporate Donours
# Beneficiaries, 2018-2022
KPIs
522
# Beneficiaries: 522
467
% Girls: 39
386
374
364
Weekly Attendance:
High
Project Costs
£9 422
Per Child 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
£18
SVP SLM EFI ESC
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2022 Highlights

Historical Cost Evolution, 2018-2022

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£9 567
£9 422
£6 122
£5 485
£3 895
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
SVP SLM EFI ESC
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SDG:

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10 YOUNG PEOPLE, ACROSS 2 MAIN REGIONS:
Uni Scholarship
Chongoene
2
Costs per scholarship student, 2022
Chokwé
£1 473
4 £1 343 £1 392
£1 295
£1 152
£965
£858
£690
Xai Xai
£539
4
£260
LOCATION: KEY DONORS:
Chongoene Chokwé, Xai- ALG Individual Donours
Xai UPG Individual Donours
KPIs Beneficiaries, 2018-2022
# Beneficiaries: 10
13
14
% Girls: 40
10
Academic Progression: 10
9
100%
# Graduates: 3
Project Costs
£9 994
(on
per Scholarship
£999
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
average)
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2022 Highlights

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Historical Cost Evolution, 2018-2022
£10 664
£9 994
£6 567
£4 839
£4 748
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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SDG:

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38 CHILDREN, AGED BETWEEN 7 AND 21:
HIV Day Center
Femal
e
39%
Mal
e
61%
LOCATION: KEY DONORS:
MANJANGUE The Egmont Trust
Beneficiaries, 2018-2022
KPIs
38
38 38
# Beneficiaries: 38
34
% Girls: 39 33
Avg Attendance: 66%
Project Costs
£21 338
Per Child 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
£562
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2022 Highlights

Historical Cost Evolution, 2018-2022

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£25 122
£23 505
£23 302
£21 338
£21 618
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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SDG:

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24 CHILDREN, FROM 2ND TO 7TH CLASS:
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Femal Mal
e e
12 12
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LOCATION: KEY DONORS: Chongoene ALG Individual Donour

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KPIs
# Beneficiaries: 24
% Girls: 50
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Project Costs £1 184 Per Child £49

Poverty – Ad-Hoc Support

Beneficiaries by location, 2022

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6 6 6 6
Chokwé Manjangue Chongoene XaiXai
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2022 Highlights

A Little Gesture alittlegesture.org FINANCIAL SUMMARY

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Financial Summary

YoY FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE
2020 2021 2022 KEY
FINANCIAL
METRICS
Sources of Funds £101 975 £89 336 £89 556
Project Costs £73 400 £39 825 £55 255
Fundraising & Admin £5 221 £954 £1 872
Total Expenditure £78 621 £40 779 £57 128
Net Balance £23 354 £48 557 £32 428
2020 2021 2022
Sources of Funds £101 975 £89 336 £89 556
Project Costs £73 400 £39 825 £55 255
Fundraising & Admin £5 221 £954 £1 872
Net Cash Balances £23 354 £48 557 £32 428
Cumulative Cash Balances £143 105 £191 662 £224 090
% Funds Disbursed 72% 45% 62%
Cost Income Ratio 5,1% 1,1% 2,1%

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Funds Financial Review

ALG dedicates its charitable activities to i) the advancement of education, ii) the relief of poverty and iii) the advancement of health and prevention of disease. In 2022 the area of Education was a strong recipient of funds raised (39%) and of funds disbursed to the ground (48%)

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Events
35%
FUNDS Challenges
0%
RECEIVED Campaigns
0%
One-Off
11%
21%
Regular Donations
4% Corporate Matching
Grants
29%
Other Sources
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2%
FUNDS 15%
Feeding
DISBURSED
35% Pre-School
HIV
22%
Poverty
£ General Fund
26%
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Fundsraised

AppliedFunds

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Admin Costs

The Trustees remain fully volunteer and committed to support the key charitable objectives of the charity with minimal headquarter and admin costs.

HQ and Fundraising Costs continue to be in line with historical levels. • HQ Admin Costs are mostly related to £1 581 bank costs as well as accounting software costs • Fundraising costs are related to fundraising websites costs (in 2022 £291 to which has a changed JustGiving, recurring monthly fee) and Charitable Events Slots While there is no headcount cost recorded HQ Admin Fundraising in the UK, part of the staff costs from work at UPG Portugal Headquarters in Lisbon are embedded in Project Costs financed by ALG as a de facto cost share.

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Accounting Policies

• or Costs are Project Expenses Project shown throughout the document, which refer to the local project expenses, which or not be the same as the may disbursements made to the ground. When an excess or deficit remains, it is carried over to the next year of the project.

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Highlights

Final Notes

On behalf of the Trustees

A Little Gesture: SDG

The projects of A Little Gesture align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly, serving as fundamental pillars of a balanced society that generates employment and wealth while respecting and advocating for human rights.

EA – Escolinha do André FX – Foreign ALG – A CC – Community Centre GLOSSARY Little CCUPG – Crescer com a UPG EFI – Pre-school Escolinha Flor Exchange FY – Fiscal Year da Infância Gesture GBP – British ESC – Pre-school Escolinha de Pound Santa Catarina GDP – Gross HIV – Human IFPELAC – Alberto Cassimo Laboral KPI – Key LY – Performance Last Year Domestic Immunodeficiency Virus Studies and Professional Education Indicators Product HQ – Headquarters Institute IS – Infra-structure SLM – Santa Luísa de MZN – RPHM – Royal UPG – Um Y-O-Y – YearMarillac School Mozambican Parks Half Pequeno over-Year SVP – São Vicente de Metical Marathon Gesto Paulo Schoo

CC Receipts & Payments Report

Charity name: A Little Gesture UK

Charity number: 1141990

For the period from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022

Receipts andpayments Receipts andpayments
Receipts
Voluntary Receipts
Fundraising Activities
Investments
Charitable Activities
Other Receipts
Asset and Investment sales etc
Total receipts
Payments
Voluntary Income Costs
Fundraising Costs
Charitable Activities Costs
Governance Costs
Assets and investments gains/losses
Total payments
Excess of receipts over payments
Transfers between Funds
Cash Funds Last Year End
Cash funds this year end
Unrestricted
funds
£
35,056.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
35,056.06
35,056.06
0.00
354.66
9,305.31
286.50
9,946.47
0.00
9,946.47
25,109.59
0.00
159,144.28
184,253.87
Restricted funds
£
54,499.97
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
54,499.97
54,499.97
0.00
1,226.83
45,950.00
4.50
47,181.33
0.00
47,181.33
7,318.64
0.00
32,517.91
39,836.55
Endowment
funds
£
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Total funds
£
89,556.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
89,556.03
89,556.03
0.00
1,581.49
55,255.31
291.00
57,127.80
0.00
57,127.80
32,428.23
0.00
191,662.19
224,090.42
Last year
£
89,336.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
89,336.10
89,336.10
0.00
691.99
39,824.61
262.50
40,779.10
0.00
40,779.10
48,557.00
0.00
143,105.19
191,662.19

CC Statement of Assets & Liabilities

Charity name: A Little Gesture UK

Charity number: 1141990

At the period ending 31/12/2022

Details
B1 Cash funds
CASH FUNDS
Total cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
OTHER MONETARY ASSETS
B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
FIXTURES & FITTINGS
B5 Liabilities
LIABILITIES
Unrestricted
funds
184,253.87
184,253.87
Unrestricted
funds
Funds to which
asset belongs
Funds to which
liability relates
Restricted funds
39,836.55
39,836.55
Restricted funds
Cost (optional)
Amount due
(optional)
Endowment
funds
0.00
0.00
Endowment
funds
Current value
(optional)
When due
(optional)

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of A Little Gesture a Great Help On accounts for the year 31-Dec-2022 Charity no 1141990 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2022 .

Responsibilities and I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out basis of report under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached .

Signed: Name: Pedro Santos Reis Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Flat 5, 1 Gloucester Street SW1v 2DB

Date: 31.10.2023

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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